title: [Radiotherapy with photon needle].
abstract: The study describes an innovative method in which a photon needle (IF) is used for surgical treatment of the primary and metastatic brain tumours. The article comprises information on the principles of operation of a photon needle, with description of an auxiliary equipment supporting the needle operation and a procedure used in control of the needle before sterilisation. Moreover, individual stages of the needle testing program were described with indications to the future process of radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Neurotraumatologii, Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego. nt@cm-uj.krakow.pl
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moskała
authors.forename: Aleksander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Repecki
authors.forename: Zenon
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Woźny
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tabor
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D017785:Photons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*